Take your desired size of card (A5 is what I’ve used)
Rip a piece of foil a little bit bigger and scrumple it up and lay it flat again

PVA your card and press the foil down firmly you could use an acrylic block or your brayer

LETS IT DRY OFF (about 5 to 10 mins) you can speed it up with heat tool but it gets hot !!!!! I just do another while I’m waiting. The reason i say this is if you’ve been a bit generous with the glue it will burst through the foil it doesn’t ruin your project but it makes a hell of a mess of your folders !!

Cut it to size and bung it through your machine with your chosen embossing folder

Swoosh paint all over it then take a damp bit of kitchen roll and wipe off the excess.

Let it dry and your done cheap and easy and rather messy ha ha
For a more distressed look you could gently sand the surface too.

Try different folders and use the emboss and deboss sides for different results, try you alcohol pens and inks instead of the paint ........ you can get some fabby results :)

Great idea, and well explained tutorial. Sounds like more of a kitchen table, rather than a crafting in bed, technique so will have to keep it in mind for when I'm more up to it. It would be a great thing to do with my nephews who love paint and messy crafting.